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Sept. 9, 1924. A 1,507,657 E. BENOfIST FIGURE TOY Filedvdan. 31, 1922 f/ZZ/e/za? ddi/zaz'si Patented Sept. 9, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT Aorr-lor..

FIGURE TOY.

Application inea January 3i, 1922'. Serial No. 533,090;

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tion by periodically pulling upon a string,`

or cord.

The above and other' incidental objects of the invention, which will be hereinafter more fully set forth, are accomplished by such means as are illust-rated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more particularly pointe-d out in the claim hereto appended.

Referring to the accompanying drawings.

forming a part of this specification, wherein like characters of reference denote similar parts throughout the several views: Y

Fig. 1, is a side elevation of a toy embodying my invention.

Fig. 2, is a front elevation thereof.

Fig. 3, is a longitudinal sectional view of the toy.

In carrying out the aim of my present invention, I employ a suitable figure structure comprising a. body portion 1 including the legs 2 for supporting the toy in a standing position. The upper end of the body section 1 is provided with a socket 3 for receiving the downwardly extension i of a shoulder section 5 which shoulder section terminates in an upwardly directed neck section G. The. shoulder section 5 is provided with a bore 7 which is reduced in diameter at the neck section 6, as at 8. The body section l is also provided with a. bore 9 of a diameter the same as the bore 8 of the neck section 6.

Receivable, or journaled in the bo-res 8 and 9, is a pivot pin 10 which also passes through the bore 7 ofthe shoulder section 5.

Suitably fixed to the upper end of the pivot pin lO, is a preferably spherical head 11. The head 11 has each half provided with the eyes 12, the nose 13 and the mouth 14 which are painted upon the head 11, as is manifest. 15 indicates hair which is also painted upon the head and extending down o-n opposite sides --of the head to complete the facial expression of the toy.

L6 indicates a pulli cord, or string which passes through an opening 1"?A which communicates with the bore 7. The inner end ofv the pull cord? 16 .is suitably fixedy tothe pivot pin 10i-and the outerend of thecord isprefe-rably providedA with a1 suitable butlIOll.

'IfoL rotate the' head ofthe vtoy in oppositel direct-ions, the cord is first wound about the pivot pin 10 by turning the head in one direction by means of the fingers of the operator. about the pivot pin 10, the operator merely gives a quick pull upon the outer free end of the cord 16 which unwinds the cord caus- After the cord 16 has been wounding the pivot pin 10, including the head 11,`

to rotate in one direction and the momentum of the revolving head will rewind the string 16, after which the operator pulls the string again and the head 11 will then be revolved in the opposite direction, as is manifest.

19 indicates a pair of suitable arms which are pivotally connected to the shoulder section 5 by means vof the pivot pins 20.

21 indicates asuitable dunce cap mounted upon the head 11. A suitable bell 22 1s .loosely carried therein to jingle when the head is revolved in opposite directions.

By rapid repeating the pulling of string 16 will cause the head -to revolve first in one direction and then in the opposite direction, as the cord rewinds itself upon the pivot pin, if the cord is slackened after the quick jerk or pull of the string in starting the head to I revolve.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that I have provided a relatively simple., but attractive toy, in which the head of any kind of a figure may be continuously revolved in one direction and thenl in the other by merely pulling quickly upon a. string and permitting the string to quickly slacken at the end of the pulling stroke of string.

In operating the toy, the toy may be held in one hand and operated by means of the other hand, or the toy may beheld upon a table, or the like.

In reduction to practice, it has been found that the particular form of this invention illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the speccatica as the preferred embodiment, is possibly the most efficient and practical, yet realizing that the conditions concurrent with adoption of this device will necessarily vary, it is desirable to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in the design, or shape and in the details of construction, proportions and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required, without. sacriiicing any of the advantages of the invention, as deiined in the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A sounding figure toy comprising a body section including integral supporting legs, said body having a socket formed in its upper end, a tubular shoulder section having a downwardly directed extension receivable in the socket of the body section Jfor supporting the shoulder section in position, arms pivotally connected to the shoulder section,

upper end of the pivot pin to revolve theref with, a hollow cap fixed to the head, a sounding device loosely mounted upon the head within the cap, a pull cord fixed at one l end to the pivot pin and capable of being wound thereupon and the free end thereof passing through the opening of the neck section, said cord when periodically pulled and quickly slackened causes the head to revolve irst in one direction and then in the oppo- 'site direction.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to the specification.

EDDIE BENOIST; 

